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D. RYAN AND vJ. FLANAGAN, OF NEW YORK,'N. Y.

WATER-orosei?.

Specification of Letters Patent No.:10,620,l dated March 7, 1854.

T0 all whom t may concern.' f

Be it known that we, DANIEL RYAN and Jol-1N FLANAGAN, of the city,county, and State of New York, have invented cert-ain new and usefulImprovements in Water- Closets; and we do hereby declare that the'`following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification,in which- Figure 1, is an external view of, our improved water closet.Fig. 2, isa vertical section of ditto, the line of section being throughview of the flanch or partition which divides the circular chest orpenstock into two compart-ments or spaces. Fig. 4, is a perspective viewof a portion of the chest or penstock, the upper surface being removedfor the purpose of showing the flanch or partition. Fig. 5, is a plan ortop view of the water closet, the top of the trunk or cylinder beingremoved.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of theseveral figures.

rlhe nature of our invention consists,-lst, in dividing the circularchests or penstock which surrounds the upper part of the bowl seat intotwo compartments, or spaces, by meansof a flanch or its equivalent whichwill be hereafter fully described and by which a sufficient quantity ofwater is reserved or kept within the penstock through it to cover theopening or aperturein the trunk when the closet is notV in use and thusprevent the escape of afluvia into the room inwhichthe closet is placed;2nd our invention consists in having a sliding tube placed within thetrunk of the closet, said tube being constructed, arranged and operatedas will be hereafter shown, by which a direct communication is at alltimes cut off between the bowl seat and exit pipe, and at the same timethe eXcrement allowed to pass into the exit piperat the proper time.

To enable others skilled in the artv to make or construct water closetsupon our improved plan, we will proceed to describe their constructionand the manner in which they are operated.

A represents the trunk or cylinder of the` closet, to the upper part ofwhich is at.- tached permanently the bowl seat, B, com- Yopenings (a)(b). kthe tube is elevated the center. Fig. 3, is a plan or topmunicating with the trunk or cylinder by means'of a pipe C.

D is the exit pipe attached to the lower' part of the trunk on cylinderA.

E is a base on which the trunk or cylinder A rests, and is secured to itin any proper manner. The base is secured or attached to the Hoor.

F is a sliding4 tube which is fitted and rworks within the trunk orlcylinder A, seey Fig. 2. This tube F is provided withtwo The opening(a) when is opposite the pipe C' at the lower end of the bowl seat, andthe opens ing (b) Iis above the eXit pipe. But when thetube is loweredor depreed as seen in Fig.- 2, the opening (a) is below the pipe C andthe opening eXit pipe.

(b) is directly opposite the G is a lever by which the tube F is raisedand H is a. spiral spring which depresses the tube when the lever G isrelieved from the hand or foot.

I is the circular chest or penstock which' surrounds the upper part ofthe bowl seat B. f

The penstock has a small opening or recess (c) all aroundlits lower end,see Fig..2.

J is a flanch or partition which divides the penstock'horizontally intotwo compartments or spaces (d) (e). The flanch J has a small verticaltube (f) inserted in it the use of which will be presently shown. Asmall segment is cut off the flanch r as seen at (g) Figs. 3 and 4 thisaords a space for the water to pass through.

K is a supply pipe which admits water into the chest or penstock I. Thispipe communicates with the lower portion (e) of the chest or penstock.

The operation will be readily understood. A person when using the closetdepresses the lever Gry and the sliding tube F rises', the opening (a)coming opposite the pipe C at the bottom of the bowl seat B the opening(b) passes above the exit pipe D and the communication between the bowlseat and eXit pipe is closed asit is in all cases. As the sliding tuberises it operates upona cock V in the supplying pipe Kv shown in Figs. 2and 5, by which water is allowed to pass through the supplying pipe Kinto the chest or penstock I the water passes down all around the sidesof the bowl seat hand is taken from'the lever Gp the slidingV tube F isdepressed by the spiral spring H` and the water in the supply pipe K Cutoff.

The excreinent in the sliding tube F then passes into the eXit pipe'D asthe opening (b) comes opposite the exit pipfe and the opening (a) belowthe pipe C, the coin-` inunication being cut oli? between the bowl seatand exit pipe in all cases as before stated. When the sliding tube isdepressed the water that passed up in the upper portion (d) of the chestor penstock gradually falls into the pipe C and covers the opening orspace where the pipe C communicates with the trunk or cylinder A thuspreventing the possibility of the escape of eHuvia into the apartment.

It may be proper to state that the india rubber packing is placedbetween the sliding tube and trunk or cylinder A and the inner surfaceof the sliding tube glazed or enameled to prevent oxidation.

We do not claim the chest or penstock I, surrounding the upper part ofthe bowl seat as that has been 4previously used; but

Having thus described the nature and operation of our invention what weclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y l. Dividing`the chest or penstock I into two compartments communicating with eachother the division being made by `means of a flanch VJ or itsequivalent,` bywhich a sufficiency of water is reserved within saidchest or penstock after the supply has been stopped to cover the openingor mouth of the pipe C atthebottom of the bowl seat-B andV eifectually`prevents `the escapingof eiiuvia into the apartments. i v

2. /Ve claim the 'sliding tube F within the trunk or cylinder A saidtube being `constructed arranged and operated as shown by which avdirect vcommunication is at all times out oit between the bowl seat andexit pipe and at the same time'the eXcreInent allowed to pass into theexit pipe at `the proper time.

DANIEL RYAN. JOI-IN FLANAGAN.

Witnesses:

J oNAs VB. PHILLIPS, W. H. STORES.

